What is the building material the Pueblo Indians used to build their homes?
Adobe
100
A hill or a small plateau with a flat top is called a:
mesa
100
The capital city of Arizona, __________, needed _________ before it would be able to grow into a big city.
Phoenix, water
100
Petroleum, coal, and uranium are all natural resources that help supply what?
energy
200
What is the name for a settlement started by Catholic priests to teach Indians about Christianity?
mission
200
The elevation gets higher and the climate gets drier as you move from __________ to _________ in the southwest region.
east to west
200
What is the capital of Oklahoma?
Oklahoma city
200
In the southwest people sometimes need to do this to rivers to make them deeper and wider:
dredge
200
Houston is the largest center in the U.S. for refining this natural resource:
oil
300
An area of land set aside by the government for use by Native Americans is called a:
reservation
300
What major mountain range cuts through the southwest?
Rocky Mountains
300
Santa Fe is the capital of:
New Mexico
300
Why is water a valuable resource in the southwest?
Possible answers: much of the southwest is covered in dessert and water is not readily available without human engineering. Water is needed for survival of all living things.
300
Name one of the key economic factors of the Southwest.
possible answers: oil refining, ranching, tourism
400
Name two TRIBES of native Americans of the Southwest region.
Possible answers: Apache, Pueblo, Navajo, Hopi, Tohono O'odham are all tribes of the S.W.
400
Name the river that creates a natural border between Mexico and the U.S.A.
Rio Grande
400
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
400
This large body of water is what you would swim in if you visited a beach along the eastern shores of Texas.
Gulf of Mexico
400
Draw a Pueblo House
(teacher show photo)
500
How might life be different today from the way it was long ago for the Native Americans of the southwest?
Answers vary
500
The Colorado river cuts though this major landform in the northwest corner of the state of Arizona.
The Grand Canyon
500
Why was there a war between the people of Texas and Mexico in the 1830's?
The Texans wanted to be free of Mexican laws
500
Lake Mead is an example of a ____________, which was created by the construction of the Hoover Dam.
reservoir
500
Why might Tourism be a large part of the economy of the southwest?
Possible answers: People like to visit where it is warm, so lots of people go there and spend money. When lots of people are spending money it helps the businesses to be successful. When the businesses are successful there are more jobs for people. When there are plenty of jobs for people they can pay their bills.